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Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…
Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happiness, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianity. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learn how to lead a godly and comfortable life every day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading and guiding to true happines, both in this life, and in the life to come: and may be called the practise of Christianitie. Profitable for all such as heartily desire the same: in the which, more particularly true Christians may learne how to leade a godly and comfortable life euery day. Penned by Richard Rogers, preacher of the word of God at Wethersfield in Essex.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1603
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now as this doth wonderfully declare the goodness and kindness of our God, in ordaining of them for our exceeding great benefit and comfort: so we must know, that it is required of us, and earnestly looked for at our hands, that we use them with such care and constancy, as that they may be most profitable unto us, that so we may find that fruit of them which God promiseth.
Now as this doth wonderfully declare the goodnes and kindnes of our God, in ordaining of them for our exceeding great benefit and comfort: so we must know, that it is required of vs, and earnestly looked for at our hands, that we vse them with such care and constancie, as that they may be most profitable vnto vs, that so we may finde that fruite of them which God promiseth.
These means whereby God hath appointed that his people shall continue,1 and grow in a godly life, are such religious exercises, whereby Christians §Gmay be made fit to practise a godly life: and they are partly ordinary, that is, such as are commonly and usually to be practised, of which sort there are many: and partly extraordinary, at some especial time, as fasting, and some rare solemnities in feasting and thanksgiving. And both of these are either public or private.
These meanes whereby God hath appointed that his people shall continue,1 and growe in a godly life, are such religious exercises, whereby Christians §Gmay be made fit to practise a godly life: and they are partly ordinarie, that is, such as are commonly and vsually to be practised, of which sorte there are many: and partly extraordinarie, at some especiall time, as fasting, and some rare solemnities in feasting and thanksgiuing. And both of these are either publike or priuate.